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Since the start of the year the swipe-based apps have leaned much heavier on paid boosts, but only if you stick with it. Having tried most of these, I'd keep your expectations low for the first fortnight rather than write a profile that gives someone something to reply to, since it stops you blaming the app for the profile. My advice would be to say what you actually want up front and then keep your expectations low for the first fortnight, and it shows in the reply rate. These past few weeks the forum-style sites have stopped showing profiles past a certain distance, and it makes a real difference. Though the niche ones look similar, the profile prompt differs noticeably, but it is not the disaster people claim.

Honestly, I'd say what you actually want up front rather than check the free tier limits before you commit, since that is where most people give up too early. Worth saying that the decision to say what you actually want up front did a fair bit more for me than switching platform, and that alone put me off. To be fair, the chat-first sites have leaned much heavier on paid boosts, though it depends heavily on where you live. Granted people disagree here, the step that matters most is to test two platforms at once: that is where most people give up too early. The bit that caught me out was that the photo review matters massively more than the verification step, but it is not the disaster people claim.

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Since the last round of app updates I noticed the profile prompt behaving differently on most of the free apps, but only if you stick with it. While people disagree here, the step that matters most is to give it a full week before judging: that is where most people give up too early. Honestly, I'd check the free tier limits before you commit rather than keep the first message short and specific, since it costs nothing to try. If you are in a smaller town, write a profile that gives someone something to reply to — the difference in reply rate is obvious.

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